Joanne Iles

[Joanne Iles]

I warm up with scales practice G to A with different rhythm variations, in particular, I find pedal rhythm helps me get my ear if I don’t have a drone.
I always play through the scale of the tune I’m working on especially pentatonic.

[Joanne Iles]

Wow, would love to hear your version of Wildflowers. My husband is a huge Tom Petty fan & is always getting me playing along with his guitar & vocal renditions!
I started the month working up to Paddy’s working on Irish Rover, Wild Rover,Kesh Jig working on a version based on your rooftop sessions with DU from a few years back!
Also working on Auld Grey Cat to try and get a really clean separate sound of the notes to evoke a mooching cat! Just because I love the tune…& cats!
I started listening & playing with the new Jam Mixes on the site & got hooked on some new tunes: Sitting on Top of The World, When the Saints, Also, The Girl I left behind me from Jocelyn’s Hootenanny this week!
Btw loving the new time for Hootenanny, I managed to get to my first ever live one on UK time!

[Joanne Iles]

Love the sound of those hoedown with the double stops accents and the little pedal rhythm run at the end too. All sound very smooth and natural in the tune.

[Joanne Iles]

Agree with Debbie, great timing & nice swing feel to this

[Joanne Iles]

Aww thanks everyone! In response to Malcolm & Jocelyn, I started playing with no previous experience or musical knowledge, in early 2019. I’d always loved the sound of a fiddle on many songs & thought I’d love to be able to play. I spoke with a few fiddlers at that time & they all said the same thing,- play everyday! So that’s what I do, I play every day for at least 1 hour. I don’t read music too well but I love to listen to all kinds of music & then make up stuff to play along. This Fiddlehed site has taught me all I know and I love the learning, fun & support it gives.

[Joanne Iles]

Love this tune and your version, Sounds great with the dulcimer back up too.

[Joanne Iles]

Wow I love the slides and double stops in this version! Nicely played!

[Joanne Iles]

Nicely played Marg! That sounds like a complicated tune with those string crossings too!

[Joanne Iles]

Sounds great well done on getting it up to that speed too!

[Joanne Iles]

This is great Debbie! Thanks so much for sharing again. I love the recording with Jason too.

[Joanne Iles]

Great video Debbie! I really like your version here & played so smoothly.

[Joanne Iles]

I usually use a Mac with a Focusrite Scarlett 212 with a mic, instrument & headphone port to play and record but to get this recording I played out Debbie’s track on the Mac then recorded me playing along on my pad! Not the most hi-fi audio but it works fine on a phone or pad I hope!

[Joanne Iles]

Yes, that figures! I found F pentatonic goes well with his version he just recorded for me to practice with.

[Joanne Iles]

Thank you Malcolm, I hope you keep enjoying your playing & continue to reach your goals.

[Joanne Iles]

I’m trying!

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